Philippines vs Taiwan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Philippines
0.6%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.9%
in 2024
Philippines rank
17th
Taiwan rank
14th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Philippines
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Philippines, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.5 times Philippines's.
Across all 113 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Philippines or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Philippines and Taiwan?
- 0.3%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Taiwan?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Taiwan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Philippines ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.